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Branch: CHARLOTTE Contact: Kalpana Nellutla Email: charlotte.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article VT Seva Charlotte Table Tennis Tournament VTS Charlotte is organizing a Table Tennis tournament, on Dec 16, 2023, from 09:30 AM in Elon Recreation Center. Proceeds from this... Read More Article PRERANA - VT SEVA Charlotte Annual Event There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed. - Woodrow T Wilson PRERANA is VT SEVA... Read More Article VT Seva Charlotte - Prerana 2020 ​ Read More Article VT Seva Charlotte Offers Summer Camp Check out the summer classes being offered by our Youth volunteers who are passionate to help. By signing up with our summer classes you... Read More Article VT SEVA Charlotte’s 2nd Annual event PRERANA 2019 VT SEVA Charlotte celebrated 2nd annual music and dance festival PRERANA 2019 on Saturday, April 20th, 2018 from 6 PM to 9 PM.... Read More Past events PAST EVENT VT Seva Charlotte - Book Drive for Homeless Shelter The book drive was conducted to support the local community in Charlotte. The volunteers set up a booth to collect new and gently used books. The overall drive was a huge success, the volunteers collected a total 450 books. They were then driven to the shelter and handed out. It was very heartwarming to see how many people were in need of a basic necessity such as books. Overall, it was a very heartwarming experience that the volunteers are looking forward to conducting such events again. Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA CHARLOTTE STREAM CLEANUP VT SEVA Charlotte organized a stream cleanup on June 17 at Freedom Park to keep the park and surrounding stream free of unwanted trash. Through the efforts of 12 youth volunteers and 10 adult volunteers, they collected 10 bags of trash filled with items like metals, plastics, and glass. These materials could harm animals and the environment causing a disruption in the ecosystem. These cleanups really help the local community’s environment become safer and healthier for animals and humans. Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA SEEDLINGS PROJECT VT Seva Charlotte celebrates our annual seedlings events for the 3rd year in a row!! The youth volunteers nurtured around 500 plants from the seed to the sapling. With tender care they were able to successfully raise over 400 of the saplings to good health. The seedlings ranged from a variety of flowers to vegetables like peppers, cucumber, squash and a variety of gourds. A group of 30 dedicated volunteers plus a few additional adult volunteers collectively met over the span of 2 months to come together and care for these plants. The volunteers set up a booth and sold the seedling to local community members, all the proceeds went towards Netra Vidyala the school of the blind. Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA CLAYPOT PROJECT In collaboration with our seedlings event, our Charlotte chapter decided to also make handmade clay pots with unique designs to sell with our seedlings. We used terracotta pots and painted them with a variety of designs. Our chapter made these pots to promote environmental sustainability. By using these terracotta pots instead of plastic pots we can save a variety of wildlife and make these vegetables better for our health. Read More PAST EVENT Table Tennis Lessons In October 2022, we began offering table tennis lessons for children in a parent's garage. Since then, every Sunday, we've been teaching kids the basics of the game. Our goal was to establish a sustainable program that could raise funds for our educational pillar, which supports the provision of food, shelter, and education to students attending our schools for the visually impaired. By participating in these lessons, not only are the kids gaining important skills, but they are also contributing to a worthy cause. With the funds we raise through this initiative, we can continue to provide quality education, resources, and support to those who need it most. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of these young learners and help them reach their full potential. Through this initiative, we hope to foster a love for sports and healthy competition among our students, while also giving them a chance to develop valuable skills that will benefit them both on and off the table. With each lesson, we see their enthusiasm grow and their abilities improve, and we are proud to be able to offer them this opportunity. Read More PAST EVENT Operation Sandwich program - North Charlotte Youth volunteers from VT Seva Charlotte (North) participated in Operation Sandwich program on 2/29/20 and made sandwiches and delivered to the Soup Kitchen of Urban Ministry Center in Charlotte Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA CHARLOTTE MOTHER'S DAY To celebrate Mother's Day, the dedicated volunteers of VT SEVA Charlotte came together to create beautiful handmade bouquets. In preparation for this event, VT SEVA Charlotte volunteers displayed incredible dedication and resourcefulness. Prior to the event, they collected leftover flowers from local stores that would have otherwise been discarded. By repurposing these flowers, they minimized waste and transformed them into beautiful bouquets. These thoughtfully crafted arrangements were sold with a purpose - to support cervical and breast cancer screenings. Every penny earned from the sales went directly towards funding these screenings, ensuring that women receive the necessary care and early detection they deserve. Read More PAST EVENT Seedling Project Vt Seva Charlotte hosted a seedling event to raise money for tribal students. The seedlings team stuck with the process from the original seedlings planting to selling the full grown seedlings! This event took many hours by the team especially to take care of the seedlings on a weekly basis! The seedlings team was very proud and happy to have conducted a successful event and are so thankful to everyone who supported their efforts! They learned from their experiences and are excited to conduct the event again next year! Read More PAST EVENT Sandwhich Drive The Charlotte branch of VT Seva held a Sandwhich Drive, in which volunteers made sandwiches and donated them all to a shelter called the Urban Ministry Center to support the area's homeless. Later that day, they were served that food later that day for lunch. Read More PAST EVENT PRERANA 2020 VT SEVA Charlotte celebrated 3rd annual cultural event PRERANA 2020 on December 20th, 2020 with a goal of supporting the education of 80 underprivileged children. The youth volunteers of VT SEVA Charlotte took the lead in planning, coordination and organization of the event. Ever since our beloved CEO HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji named the annual event as “PRERANA”, the volunteers of VT SEVA Charlotte drew “INSPIRATION” from the cause and organized the event annually. . The event was kicked off by the lighting of a ‘Diya’ and passing it on from senior youth volunteers to the Junior volunteers symbolizing the transfer of the responsibility of the organization to inspiring the next generation. VT SEVA Charlotte invited noted child Psychiatrist Mr. Raghava Reddy to conduct a mental health seminar.. The youth volunteers asked Dr. Reddy on the challenges of remote learning and social distancing due to COVID-19 to make it useful for the children and also the parents.. The volunteers explained, the mission, the four pillars of VT SEVA and the goal of PRERANA 2020.. The VT SEVA Charlotte youth volunteers were able to orchestrate the virtual event PRERANA 2020 smoothly and are thankful to the National leadership team for continuous support, and grateful to our CEO HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji for providing the platform and inspiring us to serve the underprivileged. Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA SEEDLINGS PROJECT VT Seva Charlotte celebrates our annual seedlings events for the 3rd year in a row!! The youth volunteers nurtured around 500 plants from the seed to the sapling. With tender care they were able to successfully raise over 400 of the saplings to good health. The seedlings ranged from a variety of flowers to vegetables like peppers, cucumber, squash and a variety of gourds. A group of 30 dedicated volunteers plus a few additional adult volunteers collectively met over the span of 2 months to come together and care for these plants. The volunteers set up a booth and sold the seedling to local community members, all the proceeds went towards Netra Vidyala the school of the blind. Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA Charlotte virtual weekly Book club In December 2020, the youth of VT SEVA Charlotte put together a book club for younger kids. They have been working together since the beginning of November, planning, making the flyer and executing this dream of theirs. It was very well executed, and it was heartening to see the dying art of reading books, being brought back to life in this era of the ubiquitous smart phone. There were kids of varying ages that had signed up for book club, and there were moderators for each age group. These young but enthusiastic moderators conducted these sessions with great gusto, each week. Read More

Branch: BAYAREA Contact: Archana Bindu Email: bayarea.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Event VT Seva - Bayarea presents RA:GA Join us for a night of Mehendi, Live DJ, Dancing & Dinner, exclusively for ladies Date: Sept 14, 2024 Time: 5.30-10pm Location: Amador Valley High School 1155 Santa Rita Rd Pleasonton, CA - 94566 Proceeds benefit educating and empoweringVisually Challenged & underprivileged children REGISTER Trending stories All articles Article VTSeva Bayarea’s 3rd Annual Mental Health Awareness Walkathon Author: Parth Ganga Co-President Youth Executive Board The preparation for our annual walkathon started well in advance. With a dedicated... Read More Article Mental Awareness Walkathon - BayArea - 2024 Dear Walkathon Participants, VT Seva Bay Area is excited to host the Annual Mental Health Awareness Walkathon event and looks forward to... Read More Article Mental health awareness walkathon - Bayarea - A Roaring success by Sriteja Kataru Aug- 2022 Did you know, according to WHO, that depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide? Or that 20... Read More Article BayArea Walk-A-Thon - Aug 27 VT Seva (Volunteering Together for Service) is conducting our Walk-A-Thon to raise awareness towards Mental Health in our students during... Read More Article Bayarea cooking workshop Hi folks! Interested in cooking or wanting to learn how to cook? We invite you to join our virtual cooking workshop! Come learn some fun... Read More Article BayArea celebrates NatyaRaag - 2019 March 30, 2019VT Seva Bayarea conducted first Annual Dance and Music contest in Fremont today. Event was a grand success with 15 schools... Read More Article BayArea PVSA Awards Ceremony Bayarea VTSEVA today presented presidential volunteer service awards to 20 deserving youth volunteers for their outstanding community... Read More Past events PAST EVENT Human Services - Sandwich Making (Family Housing) For VT - Seva Bay Area’s second Sandwich making activity of October youth volunteers packed PBJ and Veggie sandwiches for a family housing center in San Jose! The families received a nutritious meal thanks to our youth volunteers! Read More PAST EVENT Human Services - Sandwich Making (Family Housing) For VT - Seva Bay Area’s second Sandwich making activity of September youth volunteers packed PBJ and Veggie sandwiches for a family housing center in San Jose! The families received a nutritious meal thanks to our youth volunteers! Read More PAST EVENT RAFT Help packing steam kits for schools Read More PAST EVENT Letters to Seniors VT Seva Bay Area had its monthly Letters to Seniors activity in September. Our youth volunteers wrote interesting and captivating letters to please a friendly senior! The letters later got mailed to citizens in Ohio to read and enjoy! Read More PAST EVENT Our City Forest Youth volunteers as a group went to a local urban forestry known as Our City Forest. Our City Forest is a non-profit organization that works towards providing affordable plants and trees for low-income residents as it is required for some houses in the Bay Area. At Our City Forest youth volunteers plucked weeds so that new trees could be planted for the year. Another activity at Our City Forest required youth volunteers to clean up around the forestry in order to provide a clean and beautiful nursery! Read More PAST EVENT Human Services - Sandwich Making (Family Housing) For VT - Seva Bay Area’s second Sandwich making activity of August youth volunteers packed PBJ and Veggie sandwiches for a family housing center in San Jose! The families received a nutritious meal thanks to our youth volunteers! Read More PAST EVENT Environmental Services Group Street Cleanup In the month of March, VT Seva Bay Area’s Environmental Services had its first group street cleanup! A maximum of 6 youth volunteers had the opportunity to safely meet at a park and clean it up. The volunteers kept our parks and playgrounds clean for kids to play! Read More PAST EVENT Sandwich Making The VT Seva Bay Area human services branch started off 2022 with sandwich making! Volunteers make burgers, and PB + J’s and donated them local shelters! Read More PAST EVENT Bayarea PVSA - 2nd annual awards ceremony Bayarea celebrated 2nd annual PVSA awards ceremony. The youth volunteers received 9 Gold, 3 Silver and 12 Bronze awards. The awards are based on age of volunteers and number of hours they put in volunteering. Additional information can be found here. Read More PAST EVENT Our City Forest VT Seva Bay Area had its first “Our City Forest” event in the month of February. A total of 6 youth volunteers went to a local nursery to plant, make soil, pluck weeds and learn the impact of their work!You can also check out our instagram - @vtsbayarea for more pictures! Read More PAST EVENT Street Cleanup VTSEVA Youth volunteers cleaned local streets and parks of trash or litter, working to keep our cities clean! Before Covid, volunteers used to go together and adopt a street. Now guidelines have changed to minimize the spread of COVID-19. It is now an individual activity. Each member provides a date and time they plan to do the activity. Then after they finish their trash picking they collect the following information. Time, date, location of the activity, how much distance they covered and names of the streets/how much trash was collected Read More PAST EVENT Environmental-Services - Compost Gardening Activity VT Seva Bay Area continued its compost gardening activity in the month of May. Our volunteers composted things such as fruits, leftovers, Cardboard, paper bags and much more! At the end of the month, volunteers sent in images of how they compost! This has an enormous impact on our environment because it is a clean way to recycle your leftover foods and reduce your trash! Read More

Branch: VIRGINIA Contact: Venkat Burri Email: virginia.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article VT Seva Virginia - Annual Event SUBHADA 2021 VT Seva Virginia chapter was able to raise funds to support 70 students at the blind and tribal schools. The event was held on December... Read More Article VT Seva Virginia Annual Event - SUBHADA Please join us for our VT Seva Virginia Annual Event Subhada on Dec 19th. An afternoon of celebration and fun Every sunrise is an... Read More Article VT SEVA Virginia Presents Subhada 2020 VT Seva presents Subhada 2020 and Annual Fundraising Event This year’s virtual event is being conducted by the VT Seva Youth team on... Read More Article VT Seva Virginia Annual Mega Food Drive ​ Read More Past events PAST EVENT VT Seva Virginia Food Drive VT Seva Virginia partnered with Loudoun Hunger Relief Pantry to support local hungry families. In honor of National Healthy Breakfast Week, VT Seva Virginia donated 200 grocery bags of food on March 6th. Each cloth grocery bag contained a box of cereal, a package of cereal/granola bars, a package of goldfish, a package of freeze dried fruit, one can of soup, a package of applesauce and a pack of fruit snacks. Read More PAST EVENT Planted Seeds flower Garden- Senior Living Community PROGRAM: Planting seeds for the flower Garden @ Harmony- Senior Living Community Data: Saturday 5/6/2023 VT SEVA VA planted seeds for Senior Living Community Creating a flower garden at a senior living facility was fun and meaningful way to enrich the lives of our senior citizens. It can also create a sense of community and connection with nature. Volunteering at a senior citizens center was so rewarding and enriching experience for youth, as well as for seniors and society at large. Read More PAST EVENT Plogging event on April 16th VT SEVA Virginia environment youth board (Samvith, Praveer and Vansh) conducted a plogging event on April 16th. About 28 adults and youth participated in this fun filled hike+cleanup event and collected trash in six 50 gallons bags. Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Virginia Mother's day-May 12th 2024 VT Seva Virginia Mother's day VT Seva VA Youth members celebrated Mother's Day by going to houses and giving beautiful roses to all the beautiful mums. Happy Mother's Day to all the loving, caring Mums of the world Read More PAST EVENT Vinayaka chavathi workshop by VT Seva Virginia As part of the Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations, VT SEVA VIRGINIA ORGANISED a one-day workshop on how to make Ganesha using clay.ncourage children to sculpt their own Ganpati Bappa idol made with ‘shadu mati’ (clay). Shadu clay idols dissolve faster than those made of regular clay. It is environment-friendly and has a low carbon footprint. At the time of immersion, it can be immersed in a bucket of water at home wherein it returns into its clay form and can be reused for sculpting. Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Virginia Podcast- Wild Fires in Mexico VT Seva Virginia medical youth board and environmental youth created the Wild Fires in New Mexico. So far, we have about 18 views on Spotify. The podcasts were published under the name ‘The VT Seva Show’ Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Virginia -food drive On June 27th, VT Seva Virginia as part of Community Support team's food drive has donated 364 pounds of food to Loudoun Hunger Relief. Congrats team and thanks to the volunteers and parents Read More PAST EVENT Subhada 2023- Fund Rising Event for Under Privileged Padma Bhushan Awardee Sri Sri HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji was the key note speaker at our annual VT Seva Virginia fundraiser SUBHADA 2023 on July 16th 4-9 PM !!. We raised around 150K funds with this event. Funds raised helped provided education to underprivileged and visually challenged children in INDIA. SUBHADA Event helped more than 250+ kids get better life. Read More PAST EVENT Earth Day - VT Seva VA- Goosecreek Project - Middleburg VA MORNING SESSION 10 AM to 2:30 PM-Goosecreek Project @ Middleburg, VA Improve the water quality of the Goose Creek Watershed by planting 1,000 plants in collaboration with the Goose Creek Association. We had a fantastic group of YOUTH who worked incredibly hard from the beginning to finish planting all 1000 plants, mulching them, and watering them. They were supported by a small number of parents. HUGE kudos to the PARENTS and CHILDREN. Read More PAST EVENT VTSEVA VA- Podcost on Solar Eclipse VT Seva Virginia medical youth board and environmental youth( 5 youth members) created podcast on April 8th about the solar eclipse . So far, we have about 18 views on Spotify. The podcasts were published under the name ‘The VT Seva Show’ Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Virginia EARTH DAY 2023 Celebration VT Seva-Virginia scheduled TWO separate activities to honor Earth Day on April 22. 1) MORNING SESSION 10 AM to 2:30 PM-Goosecreek Project @ Middleburg, VA Improve the water quality of the Goose Creek Watershed by planting 1,000 plants in collaboration with the Goose Creek Association. We had a fantastic group of YOUTH who worked incredibly hard from the beginning to finish planting all 1000 plants, mulching them, and watering them. They were supported by a small number of parents. HUGE kudos to the PARENTS and CHILDREN. 2) AFTERNOON SESSION 1 PM to 4 PM- Banshe Reeks Nature Preserve @ Leesburg, VA We had to cancel this event due to the rain. Despite the rain, a small group of YOUTH attended and engaged in an enjoyable learning session on the Banshe Reeks Nature Preserve, its habitat, and ways to preserve it. We're planning on going back to plant trees and clean up the park. Read More PAST EVENT Virginia Branch hosted a STEM Summer Camp. Virginia Branch hosted a STEM Summer Camp. We had 100 registrations. 30 students graduated from June 16 to July 22, 2023. The Courses offered are Introduction to Machine Learning, Introduction to Robotics Programming and many other beginner classes for coding. Parusha Foundation, generously sponsored the program. VT SEVA Virginia looking forward for another STEM summer camp next year.The Graduation cermony was on JULY 21st Read More

Branch: NORTH JERSEY Contact: Swetha Panuganti Email: northjersey.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article VTSeva North Jersey - Virtual Singing Competition for a Cause ​ Read More Article VT SEVA North Jersey News Letter-June 2021 ​ Read More Article VT Seva North Jersey - Summer Camp 2021 ​ Read More Article North Jersey Newsletter Apr/May 2021 ​ Read More Article Drishya - VT Seva North Jersey Newsletter - March 2021 ​ Read More Article North Jersey Eco Fundraiser 2021 North Jersey VT SEVA is partnering with other chapters across the nation to bring to you the Eco Fundraiser! Our goal is for people to... Read More Article VT Seva North Jersey Virtual Talent Show!! Great opportunity to present your talent in various areas such as Rangoli, Story Telling, Public Speaking etc. "Talents are meant to be... Read More Article VT Seva North Jersey - Fitness Workshop ​ Read More Article Singing Competition by VT Seva North Jersey Eligibility 1. Categories Raga – 1st – 4th grade Taal – 5th – 8th grade Sur – 9th – 12th grade Guidelines: 2. Only Solos. No Group... Read More Article COVID-19 Response - VT Seva North Jersey keeps our front line healthcare workers safe The entire world stands by in hope of some respite from the unprecedented scale of the pandemic. New Jersey is among the most heavily... Read More Article VT Seva North Jersey Signing Competitions Singing Competition Guidelines Only Solos. No Group singing. Songs can be in any of the genres s.a., Semi Classical, Folk or Light. It... Read More Article North Jersey's Mamatha 2019 VT Seva, North Jersey team came together with Mamatha 2019 - an Annual event to support education of visually challenged kids through... Read More Past events PAST EVENT Food bank Packaging food Read More PAST EVENT Camp Sunshine and Camp Snowflake Helped children with disabilities. Read More PAST EVENT Mamatha Annual Fundraising Event North Jersey VTSEVA annual fundraising event MAMATHA, through which branch was able to successfully get sponsorships for 100 children education. Read More PAST EVENT Breakfast brown bags, fridge magnets, greeting cards We made around 200 breakfast bags for Morristown pantry and around 60 fridge magnets for Vtseva north Jersey sponsors. A different group of kids also did greeting cards for hospitalized kids. Around 60 kids participated in all . All the moms participated enthusiastically and got the supplies. Kids and volunteer moms did an excellent job making sure everything was packed put in the car and fridge magnets in the trays ready to be baked. Greeting cards for hospitalized kids were also prepared by the kids. Read More PAST EVENT Mamatha - Annual Event North Jersey annual fundraising event Mamatha. Raised funds for more than 100 children education. Read More PAST EVENT November Food Bank Helped community Food bank with sorting and packaging food for needy. Read More PAST EVENT Iskcon Temple Service Volunteers serving food and other miscellaneous services at the temple Read More PAST EVENT Disable kids volunteering Kids had a great time at the camp sunshine and camp snowflake. The kids at these camps are developmentally disabled some of them physically too. Most of the kids had to cut the pizza into pieces and feed them too. They were talking to them and playing with them. Camp organizers really appreciated the support. They said the kids bonded immediately. Few of the kids were non verbal. The staff and our volunteers took them out for a walk for an hour. They had snacks brought by Sujatha. We also had a great time. the camp gave them voluntary hours for their work and Vtseva for their travel. Read More PAST EVENT Temple Services Volunteer provided services at Parsippany Temple in North New Jersey Read More PAST EVENT Kids talent show at adult old age home We conducted a kids talent show at parsippany adult old age home. Read More PAST EVENT Earth Day Webinar VT Seva North Jersey's first webinar. Performed on the topic of Earth Day. Volunteers made an informational presentation about Earth Day, the Earth itself and also touched upon topics such as climate change. This was a free event open to everyone to come join, listen and learn. Read More PAST EVENT Walkathon Walkathon to bring awareness on different cancers. Read More

Branch: CONNECTICUT Contact: Vikranth Suryadevara Email: connecticut.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article VT Seva Connecticut 5K Walkathon Giving is not just about make a donation, it's about making a difference. - Kathy Calvin VT Seva Connecticut conducted the annual 5k... Read More Past events

Branch: AUSTIN Contact: Uma Rudraraju Email: austin.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events ​ VTS Austin Community Drives Give your unused stuff a new purpose and clear your clutter. Books, Eye Glasses, New socks drive for local and relief organization Contact: Gopi: 512-905-7834 Date: Ongoing Time: Ongoing Location: Austin Interested in organizing in your community ? Click here: https://tinyurl.com/VTSevaAustinCommunityDrive Join Us Event VT Seva Austin Vasudha - Beats 4 A Cause 2024 Join us for our 4th Annual Vasuda - Beats 4 a cause event for an evening filled with music, dance, food, and more fun ! Help us support the education of tribal and visually challenged children ! Date: Sep 15, 2024 Time: 2 - 5 pm Location: LVPOA- K-OAKS CLUBHOUSE 7000 Bar K Ranch Rd, Lago Visata TX - 78645 Proceeds benefit educating and empoweringVisually Challenged & underprivileged children Register Trending stories All articles Article VTSeva Austin Central Texas Food Bank VTSeva volunteers at CTFB to fight aganist city hunger. A big thanks to all our volunteers to bepart of this and helping our loal orgs to... Read More Article VTSeva Austin Feeding Hope Our feeding program plays a crucial role in the success of our Visually challenged and tribal school students. Proper nutrition is... Read More Article VTSeva Austin School Clubs Want to start a VTSeva schol club? Submit your application here. Club Manual Brochure Read More Article VTSEVA AUSTIN: Community Drive Give your unused items a new purpose and clear up your clutter! We are calling all volunteers to conduct book , eyeglasses or socks... Read More Article VTSEVA AUSTIN: Round Rock Area Serving Center Interested in hands-on volunteer work? Round Rock Area Serving Center is just the place for you! Join VTSeva Austin on the second... Read More Article VTSEVA AUSTIN: RMHC Lunches With Love Join us in our monthly mission to serve! Austin VTSeva supports RMHC Lunches with Love by providing up to 50 sandwich bags to help... Read More Article VTSEVA AUSTIN: TSBVI Audio Books Project How would you like to use your voice to light up a world of stories for those who cannot see? If this interests you, read on! The TSBVI... Read More Article VTSeva Austin 3rd Annual "Walk For Her" "Breast cancer is not just a disease that strikes at women. It strikes at the very heart of who we are as women: how others perceive us,... Read More Article VTSeva Austin Equality Contest VTSeva Austin Equality Speech Contest to honor our leaders who fought for Equality. Read More Article VTSeva Austin-Backyard Natural Farming Workshop “If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right.” ― M. S. Swaminathan VTSeva Austin presents Workshop Series on... Read More Article VTSeva Austin "Vasudha-Beats for a Cause" VTSeva Austin invites you to join Vasudha - Beats for a cause to empower visually challenged.All proceedings go to Netravidhyalaya and TSBVI Read More Article VT Seva Austin - Summer Volunteer Camp VT Seva Austin had created an exhilarating summer camp to learn about crochet and birdhouses. It was a 5-day camp that Gwen, Pranavi, and... Read More Past events PAST EVENT Speech for equality "In honor of the great philosophers of India and America—Swami Ramanuja, an 11th-century saint known for his unwavering commitment to equality, and Martin Luther King Jr., a 20th-century social reformer—VTSeva Austin hosted an Equality Speech Contest on April 27th. in celebrating their legacies and sharing our own perspectives on equality. Let your voice be heard in our quest to promote inclusivity and equity for all." Read More PAST EVENT Bracelets for our veterans Early college HS school club on Nov 3 made gratitude messaged bracelets for the veterans for the Veterans Day . They donated about 100 bracelets on the day and showed their gratitude for the courage and brave veterans who are protecting our country . Read More PAST EVENT Lunches with Love VTSeva Austin volunteers have provided “Lunches with love” for the RMHC on Nov 6th For 50 families.The lunch included a PBJ sandwich, fruit bowl , granola bar, chips, water bottle and a cookie packed and delivered to the families of the cancer patients. Read More PAST EVENT central texas food bank food sorting and packing This is on going event where our volunteers help the central texas food bank in sorting and packing boxes of all foods and send them to local kitchens for homeless. Read More PAST EVENT Roundrock area service center Austin VTSeva conducts volunteer service at round ti Obul area service center where our volunteers sort the food cans after unloaded from the trucks . Ty hey make them ready for the homeless to put Cv k f try on the shelves. This activity is held every second Saturday of the month. Read More PAST EVENT Career guidance Austin VTSeva conducted a career guidance program for the parents of high schoolers. This event is powered by Jupiter educational systems giving tips on how to plan the career path. Read More PAST EVENT VTSeva Austin -Police appreciation Lunch On July 6th VTSeva Austin youth had an opportunity to meet and greet the police officers with an appreciation lunch to the entire team of 50- RRPD from VTSeva Read More PAST EVENT Tribute to Bharath In honor of India's 75𝒕𝒉 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕 15𝒕𝒉, the 𝑽𝑻 𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒂 Austin 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 members are learning about the great Indian leaders who helped in the advancement of India's growth and lead to India's independence. Read More PAST EVENT Food Drive VTSeva in collaboration with Sewa USA has conducted Holidays canned food drive to fill the local food bank pantries. Read More PAST EVENT Vasusha - Annual Mela - Austin VTSeva Austin team 2021 last quarter took the opportunity to be part of the lives of Visually challenged by conducting the Vasudha annual event to celebrate the 2021 volunteer services in Austin and to support 75 visually challenged students Nethra Vidyalaya of India. Read More PAST EVENT Menstrual pads Roundrock HS is conducting a menstrual products for Austin Shelter for Women and Children. We accept all packaged menstrual products. Must be in an unopened box/packet, NOT individual items. Read More PAST EVENT VTSeva Austin Hiking for a cause Education for the blind and underprivileged is one of the major service pillars of VT Seva. Through the Hikes for a Cause fundraiser, we are fundraising for the Nethra Vidyalaya and are improving our own health at the same time. These hikes are every Sunday, every week of the summer and are on different trails each week and are for only one dollar. Our first hike was held on June 5th 2022, where we explored the Great hills park trail and saw many sights, and got back to nature during our Sunday morning. Read More

Branch: NASHVILLE Contact: Nishitha Email: nashville.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Past events

Branch: STLOUIS Contact: Raja Daggumati Email: stlouis.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Past events

Branch: SAN ANTONIO Contact: Rajani Karla Email: sanantonio.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article Current & Upcoming Event-VT Seva San Antonio Adopt-A-Spot (Environmental Clean-up) Saturday, 23-APR-2022, 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon The intersection of Madison Oak Dr and Stone Oak Pkwy Read More Past events PAST EVENT Adopt-A-Spot VT Seva San Antonio volunteers came together for the first time after the pandemic to help keep the area that we have adopted clean. Read More PAST EVENT HTSA Blood Drive and Temple Seva VT Seva San Antonio volunteers helped out and participated in the Blood Drive organized by Hindu Temple Of San Antonio on Oct 2nd, 2021. The initiative was well supported by the community and appreciated by STBT, especially considering the need during the pandemic. A few of the volunteers also got an opportunity to help with temple preparations for the upcoming Navarathri Celebrations. Read More PAST EVENT SA Food Bank - Warehouse Sorting VT Seva San Antonio youths and adults volunteered did at the SA Food Bank on 02/17/2024. Together, they all helped in packing 9402 lbs of food which will serve 7521 families! Kudos to all the volunteers who showed up despite of an inclement weather condition! Read More PAST EVENT Speech And Debate Camp VT Seva Charlotte, Dallas and San Antonio came together yet again this year to conduct Speech And Debate Camp to upper elementary and middle school students. The camp raised funds enough for one year education sponsorship for four students at Nethravidyalaya in India. Kudos to the youth, mainly from Charlotte, who conceptualized, planned and implemented the idea successfully. Read More PAST EVENT San Antonio DAV Forget Me Not San Antonio had its February branch meeting and first DAV service on 2/25/2024 and made about 750 flowers to be distributed to the disabled veterans as a symbol of remembrance of their great service to our nation. It was great seeing all the kids and adults joining this fun and meaningful activity! Read More PAST EVENT Food Drive VT Seva San Antonio collaborated with SewaDiwali team and local dharmic organizations to help out San Antonio Food Bank with a Food Drive. VT Seva volunteers raised over 500 lbs food for this noble initiative. Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva San Antonio Stem Cell Drive VT Seva San Antonio volunteers organized a Stem Cell Drive at Hindu Temple of San Antonio during the temple's anniversary celebrations this weekend and recruited 33 stem cell donors! Read More PAST EVENT Holiday Card Making and Clothing Drive - 2020 San Antonio VT Seva youth came forward to make this Holiday season special for the elderly at Bob Ross Senior Home in San Antonio by making beautiful and thoughtful cards for them. The branch also participated in Clothing Drive benefitting the needy at Haven For Hope. Read More PAST EVENT Basura Bash 2020 VT Seva San Antonio pitched in with the Basura Bash Annual Waterways Cleanup Event in collecting trash by the banks of San Antonio area waterways. Read More PAST EVENT Thanksgiving Give Away VT Seva San Antonio was very happy for the opportunity to help out at the Blessed Angels church on Veteran's Day. Our youth volunteers wrapped gifts for kids during their time at the church. The church needed help and the co-ordinators were very thankful for our volunteers time with a very short notice. Read More PAST EVENT Sandwich Seva and "Forget Me Not" DAV Service VT Seva San Antonio volunteers made over 250 sandwiches in collaboration with HTSA for Vinny's Bistro this past Saturday. Our volunteers also took time to make "Forget-Me-Not" flowers for DAV (Disabled American Veterans). Read More

Branch: PORTLAND Contact: Sandeep Email: portland.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Past events

Branch: SAN DIEGO Contact: Sri Raju Ganta Email: sandiego.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Past events

Branch: CHICAGO Contact: Sridevi Ranga Email: chicago.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article VTS Chicago youth volunteers at Farmers Market One day, Sridevi, the Chicago branch director of VT Seva, was at the local farmers market in Buffalo Grove. She saw two high school kids... Read More Past events PAST EVENT VTSeva Chicago volunteers @ Food Bank On June 3rd, a group of volunteers from VT Seva came together at the Northern Illinois Food Bank. They work with food pantries and soup kitchens to help those who lack food by distributing non perishable and perishable foods that they can choose based on their needs. With utmost enthusiasm, these volunteers engaged in the task of sorting and carefully labeling cans. Great job to those who volunteered! Volunteers who made a difference: Rohith Gaikoti, Lek Gaikoti, Suraj Ryali, Anuradha Ryali, Rama Gaikoti, Kiva Verma, Sridevi Ranga, Mohisha Immadisetty, Sahithi Ranga, Veda Sivakumar, Sruthi Ranga, Vijay Gaikoti, Lakshmi Immadisetty, Sudheeshna Nune, Ananya Challuri and Atrey Iyer Read More PAST EVENT VTSeva Chicago volunteers @Food Bank On July 22, VTSeva volunteers sorted and packed cans at Northern Illinois Food Bank with utmost dedication. Volunteers who made a difference: Sahithi Ranga, Sridevi Ranga, Sruthi Ranga, Atrey Iyer, Lakshmi Immadisetty, Mohisha Immadisetty, Ananya Challuri. Read More PAST EVENT VTSeva Chicago youth - volunteer activities planning On Sunday September 17, 2023, VTSeva volunteers gathered to find more new volunteering activities for the future. They had many flyers from a high school service fair and researched more about those organizations and compiled all that information on a document. Thank you all those who participated !! Read More PAST EVENT VTSEVA Chicago - Volunteering at FMSC On Mar 11th 2023, VTSEVA Chicago (Buffalo Grove area) volunteers participated in Food packing even at Feed My Starving Children. Along with other volunteers, our volunteers helped to pack 25,056 meals, which can feed about 68 kids for whole year! 5 adult & 10 youth volunteers participated in this event from VTSEVA. Read More PAST EVENT VTSeva Chicago volunteers @ FMSC On Saturday Aug 12th, 8 youth & 2 adult volunteers joined a fry for packing session at Feed My Starving children food bank. Read More PAST EVENT Chicago volunteers @ Feed My Starving Children On Sept 9th, 9 youth & 3 adults participated in dry food packing activity at Feed My Starving children! Read More PAST EVENT VTSEVA Chicago volunteers @FMSC On May 6th, VTSEVA Volunteers Srinija Chitturi & Agastyaa Chitturi attended FMSC volunteer session at Naperville location. This is their first volunteering activity with VTSEVA (welcome!!!) and they both loved the experience! Read More PAST EVENT VTSEVA Chicago volunteers @ FMSC Thank you all for those who came and volunteered with us at Feed My Starving Children, Libertyville, on Saturday, June 10th. Volunteers who made a difference: Lakshmi Immadisetty, Sruthi Ranga, Mohisha Immadisetty, Sridevi Ranga, Sahithi Ranga, Ananya Challuri, Kiva Verma, Sahithi Ranga, Ananya Challuri, Kiva Verma, Pulla Rao Ranga, and Atrey Iyer. Read More PAST EVENT Feb/08/2020: VT SEVA Chicago at Northern IL Food Bank Feb/08/2020: VT SEVA Chicago volunteers packed food and prepared them for shipment at Northern IL Food Bank. This 2.5hrs session includes packing of cereal and granola bars for the hungry people who live in Illinois. Volunteers packed around 2000 lb of food today. This foodbank is maintained by 3 full-time employees and the rest of the work is from volunteers 😊!! We are grateful for the opportunity to serve these hungry people!! The volunteers who participated were- Kiran Ranga, Sridevi Ranga, Sruthi Ranga, Sahithi Ranga Regards, VT SEVA Chicago https://m.facebook.com/vtsevachicago/ Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA Chicago at FMSC Food Bank Jan/31/2020: VT SEVA Chicago volunteers packed food and prepared them for shipment to the Starving Children around the world. In 90min volunteers packed enough food to feed 86 hungry children around the world FOR A YEAR, 1 meal a day!! 🙏👍 We are grateful for the opportunity to serve these hungry children!! The volunteers who participated were- Kiran Ranga Sridevi Ranga Sruthi Ranga Sahithi Ranga Mihika Ganti Reshma Rajesh Regards, VT SEVA Chicago https://m.facebook.com/vtsevachicago/ Read More PAST EVENT Volunteering at FMSC Few Volunteers from Chicago/Schaumburg area took some time from their first Monday (of summer vacation) for helping at Feed My Starving Children. Along with other volunteers, they helped pack 84 boxes, which can feed 49 kids an year!! Read More PAST EVENT VTSeva volunteers at Bernie's Book Bank Thank you for all the volunteers who took time out of their holiday on Sept 25th to assist with placing stickers on books at Bernie’s book bank. All the books sorted will soon be delivered to underprivileged children in Chicagoland area, making a significant impact on their access to literature and education. As a token of appreciation for volunteer time, book bank kindly gifted “Hogwart’s library Collection - set of 3 books” for all the volunteers and everyone were very happy to receive it. We want to recognize and extend our sincere appreciation to the volunteers who made a meaningful difference through their dedicated efforts during this activity Read More

Branch: CINCINNATI Contact: Aparna Chada Email: cincinnati.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights At VT Seva location, we have multiple volunteering opportunities and ongoing events. Youth volunteers can participate in the volunteering events and if interested can accumulate hours towards President's Volunteer service awards. Rules apply. Please check out link for additional details. ​ Please contact me for additional information. Upcoming events Event VT Seva Cincinnati 2nd Annual Event VIKAS - 2024 Join us for evening of giving, celebrating, fun and food ! Date: Sep 21, 2024 Time: 6-9pm Location: Countryside YMCA 1699 Deerfield Rd Lebanon, OH - 45036 Chief Guest: Dr. Lakshmi Kode Proceeds benefit educating and empoweringVisually Challenged & underprivileged children Register Trending stories All articles Article VT Seva Cincinnati Art Workshop VT Seva Cincinnati is so excited to conduct Art Workshop for the summer of 2023 Date : Session 1: June 26 - June 30, Session 2: ... Read More Article VTS Cincinnati Summer College Readiness Seminar VTS Cincinnati presents the most needed Seminar for any high schoolers! Please make sure to join on July 9, 2023 from 2:30-4:00 PM to... Read More Article VT Seva Cincinnati Quiz on Ramayana & Mahabaratha Wonderful opportunity for kids to learn and brush up their knowledge on Ramayana & Mahabaratha. We encourage all to register at the below... Read More Past events PAST EVENT Food packing at Child hope International on 8/15, few volunteers from VTSeva - Cincinnati participated at Child hope international in packing high protein food for hungry children in Honduras. Kudos to them Read More PAST EVENT Volunteering at a local non-profit Volunteering at the international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization, Matthew 25: Ministries! VT Seva volunteers helped sort out clothing of about 50 boxes Read More PAST EVENT Summer Tennis Camp Summer tennis camp for kids is a 4 week or 8 week program where youth volunteers teach playing tennis from basic to advanced levels while making it fun Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Cincinnati @ Matthew 25 Ministries Matthew 25: Ministries helps the poorest of the poor and disaster victims throughout the United States and around the world. They accept product donations of misprinted, slightly damaged, over-stocked or gently used supplies from corporations, organizations and individuals nationwide. Today VT Seva volunteers sorted, counted, packaged the donated goods and put on pallets ready for shipment to various parts of the world. Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Cincinnati - Valentines Day Flower Sale Flower sale for Valentines Day Read More PAST EVENT PLant Sale Plant Sale by VT Seva Youth Volunteers to raise funds for the Nethra Vidyalaya Read More PAST EVENT Cincinnati Annual Plant Sale Fundraising Sell Indian Vegetable plants and help youth run the fundraising Read More

Branch: NEW JERSEY Contact: Mahipal Singireddy Email: newjersey.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article COVID-19 Relief Aid - New Jersey Team Rising up to the need to serve community Hospitals everywhere have been experiencing shortage of face masks, specifically the N-95 masks. These masks are important for the safety... Read More Article VT Seva New Jersey celebrates Vasantham 2019 youth annual event VASANTHAM Read More Past events PAST EVENT Telangana Telugu Association VTSeva Booth TTA VT Seva booth to educate and spread awareness of VT Seva and it’s objectives Read More PAST EVENT Dosa Day Jeeyar Ashram Fund Raiser Jaisrimannarayana! Food is an important part of any celebration all over the world, regardless of culture or religion. It can unite and strengthen community bonds, and helps to maintain a common identity amongst a group of people. Under the lovely weather, a large number of local community members attended our 4-hour Dosa Day Event in a successful fundraiser for temple maintanence at the Jeeyar Ashramam. It was the first-time for many visitors to the temple and our Priest Pawanswamy welcomed them and introduced temple services. Prajna and VTSEVA information tables were well received by parents who showed very much interest in joining their kids. Visitors enjoyed the menu and had a great time. Their favorite was combo mini meal which had Upma, Pongal, Idli, and Dosa served with Sambar and Chutneys prepared at Asramam by Aparnaji and team. Kids enjoyed Mango Lassi and had great time playing around the trees and in the sand. All the funds raised are going towards temple maintenance. The event was successful due to commited volunteers. Thanks to all the volunteers who were involved in the event: Ramesh Thota, Balaji Bondalpati, Ananth Madabhushi, Giri Vedantam, Govind Thota, Sastri, Venkat Ramadugu, Pritvi Katikaneni, Peddanna Gumudavelli, Venkat Ramana Dingari, Mahesh Vemula, Raj Seelam, Ramakant Devanapalli, Devender Nayini, Mypalji Reddy, Praveen Gurram, Ravi Puskur, Murali Duggirala, Srinivas Shakelly, Vara Prasad Gottiparthi, Rudraraju, Sheshu Kodati , Dharani Achanta, Laxmi Lanka, Haritha Duggirala, Srilekha Joginipally, Madhuri Mydam, Deepthi, Meena Abburi, Sandhya Seelam, Satyavathi Ayyala, Sandhya Boyinpally, Bhanu Mallela, Madhavi Vedantam, Pallavi Shakelly, Malathi Somu, Madhavi Polkampally, Harini Neelagiri, Sreedevi Kilambi, Jyostna Jaligama, Swapna Naine, Padmalatha Balaji, Kavitha Vemula, Rajani Gottiparthi, Laxmi Vedidandi, Vijitha Devanapalli, Preethi Agarwal. VT SEVA Youth Volunteers include: Abijay, Sahasra, Shraddha, Saathvika, Aditya, Vikyat, Viswa, Aditya M, Srihan, Aditi. Youth Volunteer Sumathy sold her Paintings and raised money for VTSEVA schools at the event. Once again, thanks to the volunteers and attendees for making the event memorable and successful. Jaisrimannarayana Jamuna Puskur Read More PAST EVENT Volunteering @Jeeyar Book Store Volunteering at Jeeyar Book Store! Read More PAST EVENT VTSEVA NJ youth Volunteering at Jeeyar Asram book store! VTSEVA NJ youth volunteering @ Jeeyar Asramam book store today on 02/15. Janya Samanthika ,Sanjit Tummalapalli ,Aryan Narra ,Mahalaxmi Akkinapalli participated in sorting books From 2-4pm! Read More PAST EVENT Earth Day VT Seva volunteering VT Seva New Jersey participated in the Earth Day events. Volunteers helped with clean up of the park and lake surroundings. Team also set up a booth to educate audience about VT Seva activities and goals. . Read More PAST EVENT Annual Prajna Day VT Seva VT Seva New Jersey volunteers assisted in Annual Prajna Day events at the Jeeyar Ashram. The following volunteers helped in Book Sales, Parking, Lemonade stand, VT Seva Mission and Activities, Food and Stage arrangements - Shrihan Kodati, Revanthika vatsavayi, Sumati Gurram, Praveen Gurram, Rashmi Gurram, Jamuna Puskur, Mural, Ananth Madabushi and Suchir Pabbati Read More PAST EVENT VTSEVA NJ youth volunteering at Hands of Hope For the community food bank at Edison! VTSEVA NJ youth volunteering at Hands of Hope for the community food bank. Rithika Pathuri, Suchit Pabba, Kanishk Ragimanu parrticipated in sorting the food and distributed . Read More PAST EVENT Brown Bag Lunches for Trenton Soup Kitchen Our Volunteers prepared Brown Bag Lunches for Trenton Soup kitchen ! Read More PAST EVENT Franklin Food Bank Volunteering JaiSrimanNarayana, Today, 3/19/2022 at Franklin food bank following VT SEVA NJ volunteer kids and parents sorted cases of donated food items into plastic bags and arranged them for distribution. Anjali Vellanki Rithika pathuri Sahasra Pabba Saanvi Nalamada Shraddha Kiran Pabba & Raja Lakshmi Pathuri Thank you all. Read More PAST EVENT Earth Day Awareness and Celebration On April 22nd, VT Seva New Jersey participated in an Earth Day Awareness and Celebration in Edison, New Jersey. We picked up several bags of plastic and trash trash around the lake and also spread awareness to protect Mother Earth. In this activity 9 youth volunteers and 7 adult volunteers participated. Read More PAST EVENT Walkathon annual cancer awareness 5k walk Hello Everyone, This beautiful Sunday morning, September 17th 2023, several enthusiastic youth and adult volunteers participated in the VT Seva Cancer Awareness Walkathon at Thompson Park, Monroe. The goal of this Walkathon was to bring cancer awareness and raise funds for early cancer screening kits for Women in India. Before beginning the walk, the importance of spreading cancer awareness was discussed. Inspiring youth also gave speeches, appreciating the group for taking action. They mentioned that supporting this cause is a significant pillar in VTSeva India. At the end of the day, the team walked for 5km, raising $800 from donations and a plant sale. The hope is that the small amount that was raised can impact women in India with early detection of cancer. Several youth were committed eagerly to participate in this important event. Here is the list of youth volunteers that participated: 1. Siri Kalapala 2.Sanjana Pabba 3. Samhitha Kalakada 4. Samhitha Adapa 5. Shrihan Kodati 6. Sreyanz Pusapati 7. Sourish Pramanik 8. Nitai Pramanik 9. Kritika Yada 10. Anish Rachakonda 11. Sarasija jaligama 12. Thapati 13. Meghana 14. Sheshagiri 15. Sumati 16. Abhijay Singireddy 17. Nanya Kondrella 18. Haasini Murarisetty 19. Nandini Murarisetty 20. Sahasra Pabba 21. Vikyath 22. Vedhang 23. Sriya Veluri 24. Srihita Veluri 25. Anant Grover as well as several adult volunteers participated. Thanks Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA NJ PVSA 2019 Awards Ceremony “The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It’s doing that you appreciate something you believe is worthwhile”... These VT SEVA youth volunteers put hundreds of volunteering hours in doing community service and they believe that every moment is worthwhile. For some, “it helped them to grow as person,” and for others, the internship at our Tribal and Visually challenged schools in India, “changed their thinking on life perspective.” Congratulations to all winners of 2019 Presidential Volunteer Service Award! Despite the troubling times, you have all consistently shown your impressive dedication towards service locally and globally. It is common knowledge that you all inspire those you come across to be the best person they can be. Always remember that the service you have done, however large or small, will always have a positive impact on a life. Continue to do service and create positive change. Congratulations to Aneesha kodati Asmitha Satya Reddy,Ayush Madabhushi Anath Madabhushi,Satvika Lanka,Rithika Lanka,Anjanli Vellanki,Sanjana Vellanki,Sri NeelaVoddi,ShauriJaligama,TanviChapyala Akshar Vedantham,Siddhi Kundur, Neha Reddy Kunta,Aditi Marupaka Sreeja Polkampally,Keerthana Reddy Deeksha Reddy Patel,Veena Reddy Rithika Busireddy, Mahika Busireddy Suchet Mididoddi, Suchir Mididoddi Rithika Pathuri,Pooja Yerneni Vishnu Divakaruni,Vedna Puskur. Thanks and Regards Jamuna Puskur vtsworld.org Read More

Branch: CARY Contact: Kalyani Sanka Email: cary.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article VT Seva Cary Events View you all the upcoming events here Read More Article VT Seva Cary Presents BADMINTON Tournament Lets Play to Support Visually Challenged Students !! Read More Article VT Seva Cary Presents Eye Glass Drive ​ Read More Article VT Seva Cary Valentine's Day Cards ​ Read More Article VT Seva Cary - Summer Exploration 2022 ​ Read More Article VT Seva Cary - Adopt a Highway Environmental Cleanup ​ Read More Article VT Seva Cary - Annual Event Sadaya VT Seva Cary recently celebrated their first annual Sadaya event. Sadaya, meaning kindness in Sanskrit, was dedicated to Netra Vidyalaya... Read More Article VT Seva Cary Annual Event - SADAYA (Kind Hearted) Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. - Hellen Keller VT Seva Cary has the pleasure of inviting to you Sadaya our Annual... Read More Article VT SEVA CARY Summer Exploration -2 ​ Read More Article VT Seva Cary - Youth Leadership Development This unique program offers a great opportunity for high school students to develop leadership skills and receive guidance from prominent... Read More Article VT SEVA CARY SUMMER EXPLORATION VT Seva Cary will be hosting a 3-week long summer exploration to further augment education skills and help prepare students for the... Read More Article VT SEVA CARY Will With Living Trust ​ Read More Past events PAST EVENT MIRACLE LEAGUE In support of the Miracle League organization, VT SEVA Cary volunteers participated in an event where they assisted players with special needs in order to help them play and experience the joy of baseball. Miracle League is an organization that strikes down barriers and provides children with special needs the opportunity to play America’s favorite game: baseball. To help the children, the Miracle League uses a “buddy” system – pairing each player with an able-bodied peer. 10 of our youth volunteers participated in this event as buddies, as they embodied the spirit of volunteerism, sportsmanship, and kindness. Read More PAST EVENT VT-Seva Cary FoodBank V VT Seva Cary kids volunteered on Saturday 2/29/2020 from 9am -12pm at Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina sorting 17,500 meals worth of food. What a great way to get involved in serving the community. Read More PAST EVENT Valentine Cards to Raleigh Hop spice Center & Glenfora Assisted Senior Living Center This February, VT-Seva Cary planned something special to lighten up the days of members living in life care and assisted centers. Around 20 enthusiastic volunteers beautifully handcrafted Valentine’s Day cards with warm wishes and good health for the citizens living at Glenfora Living Assisted Center. Not only that but our volunteers also gracefully made cards ranging from the young to the old for the staff and people at Transitions LifeCare Center. They made 20 beautiful cards for the staff members and 25 cards for the people living there. At, VT-Seva Cary, we always strive to bring smiles to people’s faces during hard times like these and to encourage others to do the same. Read More PAST EVENT Triangle Vision Walk The Triangle VisionWalk is an annual event organized by the Foundation Fighting Blindness. It brings together individuals, families, and communities to raise awareness and funds for sight-saving research and it aims to support research efforts in finding cures for blinding diseases. Our VT SEVA Cary volunteers participated in helping out in the Kids Zone and at the Route Monitor Stations where they monitored the kids’ activities and also directed attendees to find the event location and later along the VisionWalk route to direct them along the correct path. All of our 14 youth volunteers and 5 adult volunteers did a great job in helping assist the attendees and the hosts during the event! Read More PAST EVENT Volunteering at SV Temple Through VT SEVA, volunteers helped in various activities at the Sri Venkateswara Temple of North Carolina including flow management, registration desk, prasadam packing, and much more. It was very fulfilling to see so many youth volunteers actively participating in an event.as community-driven as this Kalyanam! Read More PAST EVENT Juneteenth Festival Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates African American Freedom and emphasizes education and the desire to advance to an equitable society. This annual festival serves as a time to reflect on the past and acknowledge our present and how far we've come. Volunteers at VT Seva demonstrated their support for their community and people all around us through helping out at this event. Read More PAST EVENT Sai Mandhir Volunteering VT Seva youth volunteers came forward to serve the community by helping in the Sai Mandhir kitchen. There were 8 Volunteers who spent 24 hours for the service. The volunteers were involved in the activities such as: Packed the food into smaller take-out prasadham packets. Distributed the prasadham packets. Clean up the kitchen after packing. Read More PAST EVENT Town OF Morrisville Green Day event In collaboration with the Town of Morrisville, VT SEVA Cary volunteers participated in the Town of Morrisville Green Day Event where youth volunteers assisted adult volunteers in the textile station, FOG collection, paper shredding, and the goodwill. The Town of Morrisville hosts Green Day events for community members to recycle goods that cannot be placed in residential recycling pickup and to dispose of hazardous or sensitive materials. These events are sponsored by the Public Works Department, the Sustainability Program, and the Morrisville Environment and Stormwater Committee, and they take place each spring and fall. Our 6 youth volunteers diligently volunteered in each of their roles, and efficiently assisted their adult volunteers to contribute towards the betterment of our environment! Read More PAST EVENT Halloween Candy Drive VT Seva Cary conducted Halloween Candy drive this year also . All the collected candies dropped at Ronald McDonald's House-Durham. Our heartfull thanks to the volunteers & parents for the amazing donations. Your kindness will bring smiles to many faces and spread joy in our community. Read More PAST EVENT Play & Meet with SPED kids by Asha Foundation VT SEVA Cary had the opportunity to participate in a group play meet for Best Buddies at the ASHA foundation. During this event, the special needs children at ASHA were paired up with volunteers to interact and play games such as cricket, soccer, board games, and creative activities. Our 4 youth volunteers were excited to participate in this activity, and did an amazing job assisting the children at ASHA, while also having lots of fun! Read More PAST EVENT TRIANGLE HEART WALK On October 8th, our enthusiastic volunteers joined the 2023 Triangle Heart Walk at PNC Arena, Raleigh, to cheer on the runners. As part of the kids station, our volunteers took many roles in making this a fun experience for children. Volunteers led fun and games such as American Heart Association Twister, a large coloring poster, and a temporary tattoo station. The support and energy provided by our volunteers were a source of encouragement and excitement for all participants. VT Seva was able to create a positive atmosphere for everyone involved and give back to the community. Read More PAST EVENT VTSeva Cary - SriRama Navami Radha Krishna Mandir On the occasion of Srirama Navami VT Seva cary Volunteers helped at Radha Krishna Mandir Apex,NC . They have helped in various activities which are prasadam packing & distributing, Parking lots guiding & Pooja Setup , Book stall. Read More

Branch: DALLAS Contact: Amita Aviur Email: dallas.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article VT Seva Dallas Volunteers at Envision Dallas! VT Seva Dallas is always on the lookout for opportunities to serve the local community, and this week volunteers were able to help out at... Read More Article VT Seva Dallas Book Drop Off! On October 6th, VT Seva Dallas volunteers went to drop off books at the Children's Advocacy Center, which helps support children who are... Read More Article VT SEVA Dallas Earth Day! This April, VT Seva Dallas has been committed to volunteering in honor of Mother Earth! This included activities such as: Keep Texas... Read More Article VT SEVA Dallas 14th Annual Taringini! One Act of Kindness can cause a ripple effect! The main goal for this year is to sponsor food for 500+ children studying at School for... Read More Article VTS Dallas AAS April 1st On April 1st, 2023 VT Seva Dallas volunteers went to Irving and cleaned up the streets for the 'Keep Irving Beautiful’ program (as part... Read More Article VT Seva Dallas Grace Food Pantry Volunteering Activity VT Seva Dallas recently held a volunteering activity at Grace Food Pantry, where we had a great turnout of youth volunteers who... Read More Article VT Seva Dallas Feed My Starving Children Volunteering Activity VT Seva Dallas youth volunteers spent their Spring break time volunteering at Feed my Starving Children, where they helped pack an... Read More Article VT Seva Dallas Toy Drive! On Friday, February 24th VTSeva Dallas youth volunteers visited the Scottish Rite hospital for Children to drop off a large collection of... Read More Article VT Seva Dallas Presents 14th Annual Event TARANGINI Read More Article VT Seva Dallas Adopt A Street in Irving and Coppell VT Seva Dallas conducted two Adopt-A-Street activities this Saturday at Lewisville and Irving, with great participation from youth and... Read More Article VT Seva Dallas Adopt-a-Street at Flowermound This Sunday our VT Seva Dallas youth and adult volunteers were back in action in Flowermound, helping clean the streets! It was truly... Read More Article VT Seva Dallas 2nd Annual Halloween Candy Donation Drive VT Seva Dallas recently concluded its 2nd annual Halloween Candy Drive for US troops where we collected over 1600 lbs of candy, an... Read More Past events PAST EVENT VT Seva Dallas Volunteering Adopt A Street Lewisville Volunteering at Lewisville Adopt a Street Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Dallas Monthly Appreciation breakfast for Frisco Police and Frisco Fire On August 12th, the VT Seva Dallas team appreciated the services of Police officers & Fire Department officers of Station 9 by sponsoring breakfast for them. One of the highlights of the event was our volunteers being given an excellent orientation by Mr. Jeff White, one of the officers. The frontline workers appreciation program will be held on a monthly basis where volunteers will get the opportunity to express their gratitude for Frisco frontline workers. There is a blog you can check out titled, "VT Seva Dallas Monthly Frontline Workers Appreciation Event", which will contain info pertaining to all the organized events under this program. Make sure to stay tuned in for further updates on the next one! Read More PAST EVENT Feeding My Starving Children Food Bank Sorting VT Seva Dallas participated at Feed My Starving Children Food bank sorting and Packing volunteering activity on Saturday- June 3rd Kudos to all the youth and Adult volunteers(around 40)who were part of this activity. All the packed food are for the underprivileged kids in Kenya, Haiti, Thailand and Chili countries. Volunteers packed nutritious food (Rice, Soy, dried Vegetables and Vitamin protein powder) into 94 boxes that makes 20,304 meals. Great job volunteers. Keep up the volunteering spirit. Special mention to adult lead -Mrs. Gunjan and Youth lead Devayani for leading this effort! Read More PAST EVENT Flower Mound Adopt a Street clean up Adopt a Street is a good opportunity for volunteers (All ages) to get engaged in community service activity, litter cleanup, pick up recycle items by the sides of the street and make an impact on the environment. Read More PAST EVENT Senior Living Volunteering Senior Living Volunteering Read More PAST EVENT Lewisville Adopt a Street Clean Up Volunteers teamed together to pick up trash and clean up a street in Lewisville adopted by VTSEVA Dallas. Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Dallas Monthly Appreciation lunch for Frisco Police On March 5th 2021, VT Seva Dallas provided lunch to 80+ police officers and staff at City of Frisco appreciating their services to keep us safe. We will be conducting this on monthly basis every first Friday of the month. Youth gets opportunity to thank the police, interact with them to learn about the law, services and get motivated to grow up as law abiding citizens. They also get to take pictures with the officers. We provide lunch to the officers at both the shifts (11:30 AM and 5:30 PM). Due to Covid restrictions, we can have only 8 youth volunteers per month at 5:00 PM CST to be part of this project. Adults (up to 10) can join us at 11:00 AM CST. Please read the experiences of the youth volunteers next to their single pictures with the officers. Read More PAST EVENT Irving Adopt a Street Clean Up Youth in Action at VT Seva adopted streets cleaning community service activity in Irving over the weekend Read More PAST EVENT Envision Dallas VT Seva Dallas is always on the lookout for opportunities to serve the local community as well and these pictures are from a volunteering event at Envision Dallas yesterday. This is a rehabilitation center for the blind and visually challenged people. Volunteers worked with the blind people to help them with clay sculpting and preparing objects like mug, house, animals etc. Organized the items required for the art work and worked with blind members to finish the sculptures. After work, cleaning up the tables and the vicinity. Special Thanks to Vijaya ji for taking the lead on this.👏👏 Volunteers attended: Vijaya Bhatter ji Sudeepthi Senapathi ji Medhasree Bhatter (youth) Anagha Senapathi (youth) Raj Bhatter ji Read More PAST EVENT Lewisville/Coppell Adopt a Street clean up Adopt a Street is a good opportunity for volunteers (All ages) to get engaged in community service activity, litter cleanup, pick up recycle items by the sides of the street and make an impact on the environment. Read More PAST EVENT Gifts of Gratitude Dallas Team conducted a special event for essential workers in our community to thank them for their service Read More PAST EVENT Book Donation Drop Off We dropped off the books that was collected as part of the holiday book donation drive last year. Children’s advocacy center graciously accepted the books and told us that it will be used to be distributed amongst various other groups that help children in need. Thank you Soham, Rasagna and their parents for the help with dropping off the books. Thanks everyone who worked on this project.🙏 Read More

Branch: BOSTON Contact: Madhavi Donepudi Email: boston.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Tournament VT Seva Boston Basketball Tournament Join us for 3V3 Basketball tournament ! Date: Aug 31, 2024 Time: 2-6PM Location: Saint John's High School Outdoor Multi-purpose courts 378 Main St, Shrewbury, MA - 01545 Proceeds benefit educating and empoweringVisually Challenged & underprivileged children Register Trending stories All articles Article VT Seva Boston - Youth Led - 1st Annual Basketball Tournament VT Seva Boston is organizing the 1st Basketball tournament, on August 31st, 2024 from 2:00 pm in Saint John’s Highschool Outdoor... Read More Article VT Seva Boston Public Speaking Competition - 2024 "Communication is the human connection, which is the key to personal and career success.” – Paul J Meyer Public speaking has taken... Read More Article VT Seva Boston Saplings for Education “To forget to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.” -Mahatma Gandhi. Spring is the time of hope and bloom. Join us... Read More Article VT Seva Boston Public Speaking & Video Contest Public Speaking: Category 1: Kindergarten- 2nd grade Topic: If you were a superhero for one day, what would be your superpower? How... Read More Article Bloom for Education - VT Seva Boston Growing your own food may be one of the most powerful steps you can take for the health of yourself, your family and your planet. You... Read More Article VT Seva Boston Indian Dance Classes !! Dance is an art, paint your dream and follow it. - Steven Thompson If you love to dance and would like to learn some quick moves for 6... Read More Article Kudos to VT Seva Boston Volunteers !! Compassionate selfless volunteers across Massachusetts came together to support COVID-19 Relief aid by making face masks, gowns and caps... Read More Article VT Seva Boston Public Speaking Contest Winners !! VT Seva Boston conducted a public speaking contest for kids in various categories. We are proud to announce the winners. Contestants... Read More Article VT Seva Boston Public Speaking and Video Contest 2020 VT Seva Boston is conducting a public speaking contest. Come join us for this contest conducted for children from Kindergarten to Grade... Read More Article VT Seva Boston Annual Event BLOOM 2019 On April 6th 2019, VT Seva Boston team and New England community celebrated Bloom annual event. The evening started with Akhil Maqtedar... Read More Past events PAST EVENT BLOOM BLOOM has been a flagship program to raise funds to further the causes of education for underprivileged students and Mahila Arogya Vikas. Read More PAST EVENT Clothes Drive Community members donated unneeded clothes in good condition to the Ashland Emergency Fund to help those in need during these trying times. Read More PAST EVENT Youth Led Summer Camp Despite these troubling times, children continue to grow in intelligence and creativity. Through this online camp led by youth volunteers, we helped foster this growth through various lessons and activities, keeping kids engaged. Each week consisted of a lesson plan with an interesting theme and subject. To name a few, we had a research week, fiction writing week, science week, and paper crafts week. Students from grades 1-5 were all taught according to their individual levels so that all students were able to get the same learning experience. Our youth volunteers not only led and taught this camp but promoted the camp, created the entire curriculum, and performed administrative duties. Both the students and the youth volunteers gained valuable information from this experience that can help them with their future endeavors. Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA Virtual Walkathon VT Seva conducted an online virtual walkathon between the dates of August 15th and August 23rd. Along with encouraging people to exercise, the purpose of this walk was to raise money for tribal schools and improve the quality of education and healthcare in impoverished communities in India and other countries. Read More PAST EVENT Dance Class Volunteers created a lesson plan and taught dance to students virtually. Read More PAST EVENT VTS Boston Volunteers at Greater Boston Food Bank Last month, a group of 15 volunteers from VT Seva Boston served at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Given this was our first time at the food bank, we were given a tour of the facility by the manager. Everyone was amazed by the vast storage room with endless boxes of food piled high. Everything was organized and packaged very neatly making it clear they have an impressive system for keeping track of the supplies. Afterwards, we were led down to the packaging room where diligent volunteers were already at work. We were impressed by the dedication of the volunteers and the managers of the food bank. For our task that day everyone worked together in an assembly line to prepare family meal boxes for those in need of assistance. Each volunteer was in charge of one or two food items to the box and passed it along the conveyor belt to the next person. From adding food items to the boxes, unpacking large quantities of food, and lifting heavy boxes, everyone had a job to do. Two volunteers at the end of the line sealed the boxes and stacked them four boxes high so they could be sent to other locations to be distributed. The family meal boxes included milk, juice, rice, pasta, beans, peanut butter, granola bars, canned fruit and veggies, and more. We put together 13,980 meals for families with a total weight of 15,600 pounds. We all enjoyed volunteering at the Greater Boston Food Bank and can’t wait to come back soon! Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Boston Virtual Public Speaking Contest 2021 K-12 Students participated in the Virtual Public Speaking Contest. Based on their grade, the students spoke about how their lives have changed because of the pandemic, an influential historical figure they want to spend one day as, their thoughts on the Black Lives Matter Movement, or another major events in the past year. The participants got the opportunity to research, practice their public speaking, and share their thoughts. Read More PAST EVENT Bake Sale Cookies were baked and delivered by volunteers to raise funds for education in tribal school. Read More

Branch: COLUMBUS Contact: Nanda Madadi Email: columbus.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Article VT Seva Columbus Tennis Clinic VT Seva Columbus is so excited to conduct Tennis Clinic in the summer of 2023 Date : June 18th, June 25th, July 9th and July 16th... Read More Article VT Seva Columbus 1st Annual Walkathon VT Seva Columbus is so excited to conduct 1st Annual Walkathon!!!! Date : June 4th, 2023 Time : 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Venue ... Read More Article VT Seva Columbus Origami Virtual Workshop ​ Read More Past events PAST EVENT CTA Telanganam event setup a promotional table at CTA Telanganam event to promote VT SEva in the community Read More PAST EVENT Birdhouse and Flower pot painting children worked on painting birhouses and flower pots and this event was led by our youth volunteer Maithili Govindam Read More PAST EVENT Vt Seva Columbus clay Ganesha workshop Vt Seva Columbus conducted it's forst clay making Ganesh workshop where 20-22 young kids participated and was conducted by our youth volunteer Maithili and adult volunteer Geetha Read More PAST EVENT park cleanup Indian ru falls park cleanup Read More PAST EVENT Feed The Kids Columbus Helped pack 820+ spring break treat bags to be distributed to needy kids in the Columbus areaFeed The Kids Columbus Read More PAST EVENT Dublin Irish festival Vt Seva Volunteers participated in the Dublin Irish festival where they managed a station to give out tokens for the bouncy house Read More PAST EVENT rama Kalyanam event JET Columbus Rama Kalyanam event VT seva volunteers assisted with setup and promotion of VT seva and cleanup and foof distribution Read More PAST EVENT Krishnashtami event VT Seva volunteers helped with Krishnashtami celebrations Read More PAST EVENT Park cleanup conducted the park cleanup at Amberleigh park Read More PAST EVENT Life care alliance VT Seva volunteers participate with food packing at Lifecare alliance Read More PAST EVENT Lifecare Alliance monthly volunteering event VTSeva Columbus volunteers participated in the monthly event of food packing at lifecare alliance/Meals on wheels in Columbus Read More PAST EVENT Tennis Clinic Conducted tennis clinic in the community by the VT Seva high school volunteers Sahasra and Geeth Read More

Branch: PITTSBURG Contact: Mr. Hemanth Kumar Email: pittsburgh.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Trending stories All articles Past events PAST EVENT Science in Action Science in Action online course Read More PAST EVENT Pirates of Python online classes Online Python programming class Read More

Branch: ATLANTA Contact: Dr. Madhu Nemani Email: atlanta.director@vtsworld.org Branch activities Our branch offers tremendous volunteering opportunities along with many events you can participate in throughout the year. Events range from community activities, food donations, tree plantation, street clearing to fundraisers to give back to the society you live in. Check out our page below and sign up to receive email about upcoming activities. Contact us if you have questions. Highlights Join us for exciting events below. Upcoming events Event VT Seva Atlanta - SUBHA 2024 Join us for our yearly SUBHA event, full of entertained, music and dance ! Date: Oct 12, 2024 Time: 2-4pm Location: 1281 Cooper Lake Rd SE, SMYRNA, GA - 30082 ​ Register Ongoing VT Seva Atlanta presents Meals by Grace Meals by Grace ! An organization that helps feed hungry families in Norther Georgia Date: Ongoing Time: Ongoing Location: Midway United Methodist Church 5025 Atlanta Highway Alpharetta, GA - 30004 ​ More Info Trending stories All articles Article VT SEVA Atlanta Presidential Award Ceremony 2024 Atlanta VT Seva Team have organized the Presidential Award Ceremony Cum Police Appreciation yesterday, May 18th. In this ceremony, 67... Read More Article VT Seva Atlanta Youth led Walkathon 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️ The Atlanta VT Seva youth are conducting the ‘Be Yourself Walkathon’ , from August 1st to August 24th. All team or individual progress in... Read More Article VT Seva Atlanta Alumni Meet 2024 VT Seva Atlanta 1st Alumni Meet is organized on May 19, 2024 by youth leaders to bridge the gaps between Middle School, High School,... Read More Article Blood Drive VTSEVA-Atlanta VT Seva Atlanta facilitated its 1st Blood Drive in collaboration with LifeSouth on June 2, 2024. We have more than 60 donors. Blood... Read More Article Living Sustainably - Atlanta Go Green webinar We had our Go Green webinar event at Sharon fork Library on 04/13/2024 10:30Am- 12:30PM . We learnt about Sustainable... Read More Article Youth Self Defense Lessons in Atlanta Atlanta youths and ladies learned Self Defense techniques on March 30, 2024. We learned realistic, practical, and effective ways to... Read More Article VT SEVA Atlanta - Annual STEM Innovation Program Atlanta VT Seva Team has launched a STEM Program for the Atlanta youths in which youths will come forward and ideate, research, & create... Read More Article VT Seva Atlanta - Feeding hope, your special day, their special meal!! https://www.vtsworld.org/specialoccassion June 29th 2024 June 27th 2024 June 26th 2024 January 23rd 2024 Birthday occasion at Netra... Read More Article VT Seva Atlanta - Senior Assisted Living Visit Feb 11, 2024 Atlanta VT Seva youths had a great day on Feb 11, 2024 with the seniors of Phoenix Assisted living. Our youths played bingo... Read More Article Atlanta Canned Food Drive for Homeless VT Seva Atlanta team of youth and Adults collected 1500 lbs of non perishable vegetarian food items consisting of baked beans, corn,... Read More Article Atlanta Halloween Candy Drive VT Seva Atlanta youths did a special Halloween candy drive project this year to render a gift of gratitude to the US troops on the... Read More Article VT Seva Atlanta - Bathukamma Event Amongst many services that VT Seva Atlanta volunteers believe that Women Health is one of the key focus area. After all, ‘When a woman is... Read More Past events PAST EVENT VT Seva Atlanta's Denmark Youth Club Animal Shelter Drive VT Seva Denmark Youth Club launches ‘Animal Shelter Drive’ in Feb 2023 to provide comfort to hundreds of animals of Forsyth county who are rescued this winter. While animals wait for the adoption, Denmark Atlanta youths are collecting essential supplies, helping local authorities in animal care, and thereby making a difference in the lives of homeless animals! Read More PAST EVENT Atlanta VT Seva Mask Making for Special Needs Kids VT Seva Atlanta youths had donated 500 cotton cloth masks to the Special Needs kids of the Laurel Heights Hospital on October 30, 2022. These masks are stitched by our VT Seva Atlanta youths. The Laurel Heights staff highly appreciates our youths year round contribution and loving-caring attitude for the jewels of hospital. We have donated 6,500 masks till now in year 2022. It really helped them in minimizing flu break and Covid prevention at the hospital. Read More PAST EVENT Atlanta Lambert Youth Thrift Store On February 19th, 2022, Lambert VT Seva students volunteered at the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. This thrift store allows the needy to have access to clothes and other products FOR FREE. Many products are kindly donated, and the products in good condition are put out for sale. We are glad to have helped out there; the store was very neat and orderly. It also had a wide variety of good quality products. When volunteering there, we volunteered in small groups for 2 hours each. Everyone was given various tasks to help keep the store in order. Some of the things we did were sweeping the floor, rearranging products, dusting the shelves, tagging clothes, stapling paper forms, helping at the front desk, etc. It was a very unique and fun experience! Read More PAST EVENT Mask donation for the Special-Need kids at the Laurel Heights Hospital In the words of Helen Keller, ‘The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart’. Our VT Seva children have touched the hearts of Special needs kids of Laurel Heights Hospital. Shout out to VT Seva Atlanta children for donating 10,000 masks to the Special Need Kids of the Laurel Heights Hospital. Mr. Patrick, the current CEO, Corry, the interim CEO and Dr. Smitha Battula are very thankful to all the VT Seva children and their parents for their outstanding service. In Corry’s words “Masks came right on time for our organization”. Our VT Seva children has touched the lives of special need kids and all the Laurel Heights Doctors and staff members. VT Seva enjoys the partnership with Laurel Heights hospital. We will continue to strengthen in future. Atlanta VT Seva Youth Rocks ✌️✌️✌️ Read More PAST EVENT Atlanta VT Seva Bird Feeding Project On February 19, 2022, Atlanta VT Seva youths participated in a unique Bird Feeding project. They believe that birds had a tough winter, thus their promised themselves that let no bird die looking for food in spring. Atlanta youths spread their giving wings first by building bird houses and later putting bird seeds in it on the regular basis throughout the year. This project was an inspiration from Krishna Kanth ji in which he offered bird seeds to pigeons and other birds as an act of kindness. More than 25 Atlanta VT Seva youths participated in this bird feeding project. We collected $120 from this project which we used in donating for 1 day food to the Nethra Schools children for all 3 meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner). It’s a win-win situation for everybody - for the birds, for our Nethra School kids, and our Atlanta VT Seva youths as they implemented what they learned in the Prajna classes of serving all beings as service to God. Read More PAST EVENT Atlanta Meals by Grace On March 13th, 25 Atlanta VT Seva youths and 5 adult volunteers participated in the ‘Meal By Grace’, a food ministry that sorts, packs and delivers food to the needy in Forsyth County in northern suburbs of Atlanta. Lambert School youths and other VT Seva youths worked on Produce, Breads and Load teams. As part of Produce team, they sorted produce, cut fruit and loaded boxes with variety of fresh produce - salad mixes, vegetables such as onions, potatoes, squash, fruits such as bananas, strawberries, herbs and eggs. The bread team loaded bags with different kinds of bread, dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls and other desserts. The load team helped unload the pantry truck, put frozen meats in each box for the needy families and then, loaded the boxes in cars for delivery to the families. Our group delivered food to 5 families at the end of service. This personal experience of helping someone in need directly was enriching and gratifying for all the volunteers. Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Atlanta Meals By Grace Jan 22 With an intent to help those in need, 20 of our VT Seva volunteers, both teen and adult, participated in a program called “Meals by Grace” on January 22. Meals by Grace is a no-cost program designed to help children and families in need. The volunteers worked to sort, pack, and deliver food to families in Forsyth county. Those who were a part of the “Breads” team loaded bags with various types of bread, such as cinnamon rolls and sandwiches. The “Produce” team sorted and cut fresh fruits and vegetables and packed boxes full of them. Finally, the “Load” team put frozen meat in boxes and helped stack all of the boxes and bags into cars for delivery. Our volunteers were directly involved in helping more than 68 families in our own community, from packing to delivering. VT Seva is thankful that we were able to be a part of this gratifying experience and service those experiencing food insecurity. We will continue to aid those around us with a caring heart and open mind. Read More PAST EVENT Living sustainably We had our Go Green webinar event at Sharon fork Library on 04/13/2024 10:30Am- 12:30PM . We learnt about Sustainable Living - - what is sustainability and why is it important? - 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) - How to practice Reduce and Reuse in daily life - Why recycle? - What can you recycle (paper, plastic, metal) - Recycling exercise (sorting of mixed items) - What happens to your recyclable items after collection (video) - Goal setting by youths for sustainable living Read More PAST EVENT VT Seva Atlanta Denmark Youth Club Card Making Event VTS Denmark started Card Making project for the Henry County graduating Highschool Seniors. They will be making congratulatory cards for the graduating seniors in Henry County's Kids in Transition program, which supports these homeless/fostered students transition to becoming more independent as they move beyond high school. Last year, they made 60 special cards. This year, they made 50 cards for making seniors’ day a little bit more special for them. Kudos to all the Denmark youths for making motivating and inspirational cards for the homeless / fostered seniors of Henry county. Read More PAST EVENT Atlanta VT Seva Denmark High School Youth Club Thank You Card Making Activity VT Seva Denmark Youth Club made special ‘Thank You’ cards for the Thomas Eye group staff members from November 20 - 28, 2022. They delivered these cards on November 28th. All Doctors and staff members were incredibly happy and grateful to see loving-caring cards by our VT youths. Our youths have created an everlasting impression on them and they took VT Seva website address to see how they can support this volunteer organization in future. Read More PAST EVENT VT SEVA Atlanta - Let’s Start 2024 With Kindness & Creativity! VT Seva South Forsyth youths started 2024 with Kindness & Creativity. On Jan 2, 2024, more than 40 youths participated in this craft activity in which they made creative bookmarks and painted inspirational messages on Kindness stones - this is a great giveaway to friends on New year! Read More PAST EVENT Atlanta Police Appreciation Event on Thanksgiving 2023 VT Seva Atlanta appreciates the selfless services of the Police officers on 2023 Thanksgiving - Highlights of today’s event on Nov 18th, 2023 - 1. Tour of the Police Dept 2. Interactive session with the police officers to learn & understand defensive driving, ticket handling, dos and don’ts of driving, how to handle citations, police encounters etc 3. Thank you cards and appreciation lunch for the police officers. Police officers were highly appreciative of the VT Seva services and announced that Johns Creek Police Department will organize a ‘Young Driver Workshop’ soon for the VT Seva youths to provide hands-on training to them. Overall, it was a grafting event for us to thank our front-line hero’s to keep our community & country safe! Read More